Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-24
DEADLY STORMS.
CYCLONES. r0READoEs, AND HAIL
STORMS IN THE WRIST.
Great Loss Of Life and Destruction Of
PIoperty-Fearful Details OF the
Storm Kings Devastation.
by telegraph 10 The pI,na,cb

special from Prescott, in this county.
reports terrible cyclone on Thursday
evening at about $3.50 o'clock. There
were seventeen persons killed at differ
ent points throughout the county and an
mcaiculable amount of damage done 10
all kinds OF property. Prescott is lite
rally wiped out Of existence, not sin
gle building being left standing to
mark the site of the once prosperous
and thriving place. Reports are com
| ing IN from all over the county Of
damage by the terrible storm. 1t was
q genuine cyclone, but came from the
northwest, instead of the southwest,
rs is usual. Hail fen all over the
comfy, some stones measuring thir-
ten inches in circumference.
ST. LoUIs, April Especial dis
patches published this morning show
that fearful cyclones, tornadoes, and
bail. storms swept over considerable
pant of Western and Southwestern Mis-
| souTi, Southeastern Kansas, and North
I'm Arkansas on Thursday evening, caus-
inr treat loss Of life and destruction of
property, AS well as manning a large
number Of people.
A special from Greenyille, Miss,
soys that that section of the country
WIS visited by terrible thunderstorm,
followed by heavy hail, that killed live
stock and injured many colored per
sons. In Bolivar county the town OF
Huntington was nearly demolished. A
new hotel, Robertson's store and dwell
ing, Wa1rick's Eotel, Remus's dwelling,
Benson's residence, and several negro
cabins were wrecked, and the debris
blown several hundred yards from their
former site. No one was injured. The
damage will exceed $1,000.
IN Rates and Vernon counties, Mo-,
The destruction was very great. West
and south of Rich Hill the storm ragged
with terrific violence, and its track is
shewn for miles with all kinds of d5jris,
including crushed and splintered dwell
iDqs and out houses, dead animals and
poultry, bcdclothing, wearing apparel,
ard all kinds of farm property. The
estimated loss to property is upwards
of 10000 Six people were killed in
the Deighborhood of the towns of Hume
and Sprsgue, and number seriously
ard some fatally injured.
Humble station, on the Pacific road.
WIS destroyed. DR.. Smiths house,
three miles from Rich Hill, was blown
to atoms and Mrs. Smith fatally in
iuIed. All the farm buildings were de-
moiished. at the Miller farm, three
miles west of Sprague, a splendid resi-
GoIce, barns, and out-houses were de-
stIoyed, stock was killed, and Mr.. Mil
Ter and his wife and baby were blown
into the well and drowned. William
knrcl's house was blown down and
tlcn burned. Mrs. Kennel had a very
narrow escape from burning, as she was
piniCned under some timber, and was
only rescued by the heroic efforts Of her
husl and The Montgomery and Queen
Ric3c school-houscs We're wrecked
The Methodist Episcopal church at
STlacue was demolished.
: few miles from Prescott, Kan, W
:. Gogat, Mrs. NJ. O'DeD, Mr.. Hogan,
wife, and two children had taken refuge
in Il storm-cellar, when eight cows fell
Oh them through the roof, and all were
severely hurt. Ten miles northwest of
Prescott Mrs. Sarah Crane was killed
and her family injured 10y the crushing
of the house. IN distance OF twenty
two miles only one house is known TO
have stood the storm. Nearly every
house at Miami Junction, five miles
north of Prescott, was blown down and
several persons injured. Seventeen
persons are known to have been killed
IN Lynn county and about fifty were
seriously wounded.
In bourbon county, Kan, reports
are coming in slowly of terrible devas
tation. ID. j. Fields farm WAS swept
clean of buildings and live stock. Near
10y the Mills family was nearly exter-
minated. two children and the father
and mother being killed. and a niece
and child were found barely alive, but
will recover. The stone residence of
Samuel Coles was RACED to the ground.
in anderson county the cyclone badly
damaged the town OF Colony. At Blue
Mound, q town OF 500 inhabitants,
twenty houses were wrecked and two
persons were killed.
The following list Of casualties is
given: Constable Jake Stephens, VIII
McHale, Ms. Sarah Crone, p. Flynn
and three children, Jacob Breach and
wife. Mrs. Richard Hardness, Mrs.
Douglass Walter and infant, an infant
of S. p. DenBing, one Of Joe Duncan,
and o six-year.old child Of VIII Nc
Hale. The seriously injured are jim
Wadri6gc, arm broken; Ed. Horn,
back hurt and arm broken George
White, arm broken; J. G. Kinsey,
severe coDtusions; William Campbell,
struck by timbers, and it is feared will
die.
SNOW AND sLEET IN MICHIGAN.
WASHINGTON, April ga heavy
storm of snow and sleet-a regular
blizzard in fact-prevails all over the
Michigan peninsula tonight and the
weather IS growing colder.
TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI.
NV ORLEANS, April pa special
from Natchez, Miss, says: A tornado
SWEPT over this city last evening, un-
roofing many dwellings and doing much
damage to property. The whole front
Of the City Hospital was destroyed, as
was also the Gornitory of the Baptist
ColleQe.
In Vidalia, the Methodist church, the
engine-house, and so me smaller build
ines were blown down. The damage
to property is great, but fortunately
there was no loss of life. The tele-
graph-wires in all directions were
knocked down.
A VILLAGE WRECKED.
EVANSVILLE, IND, April 23.-Last
night The tornado passed up White
river, crossing the Evansville and Terre
Haute railroad at Hazleton, thirty
eight miles north of this place, doing
great damage to property, and killing
James II. Knott, a fisherman, and Scott
Selby, mechanic, working on barn,
and fatally injured another man. Large
quantities of corn in cribs were blown
into the river. The small village OF
West BueDa Vista was seriously wreck
ed, only two houses remaining unin-
jured.
Terrific aud Fatal Boiier-Ex plosion.
[By telegraph to the DispatchI